July 2019 Static Live Magazine

“The thing is, we’re all really the same
person. We’re just four parts of the one.”
~ Paul McCartney
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Oh My Goddess
The Mods
A Day in the Life of a Gigging Musician
R.I.P. Local Music Scenes
My Granddaddy’s BBQ Hash
We Didn’t Learn Anything, We Just
Know Everything
The Decade of Eternity
The “Boo” Sisters: A Rite of Passage
Static Live Calendar
Artist Feature: Dan Gunderson
An Original Music Manifesto
Big Brother’s Revenge by Hank Harrison
Rocktails
Behind the Mic
Snap It
Phantom Foodie
Metal Compost
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As highlighted in the May 2018 issue of Static
Live Magazine, “The Beatles invaded America,
pioneering as the ‘Greasers of England’. The
Fab Four donned many different looks ranging
from fierce to leather jackets; from cowboy boots to
pompadours. The ’60s brought an upheaval of music,
fashion and attitudes. The arrival of Motown and R&B,
originating in Detroit, marked a significant progression in
the Civil Rights movement; but Motown also taught the
world how to dress. Groups like Smokey Robinson and the
Miracles and Diana Ross and the Supremes brought forth
pop-soul classic lines and the two or three-piece suit was a
favorite.” Music and fashion are reciprocating influencers
on the visual style of entertainment, and this will never end
- thank goodness!
The ‘60s also birthed in Britain “The Mods,” modernists; a
culture of revolution of sorts. The trend is characterized
by things such as Vespas, mini motorcars, leather, graphic
symbols, horizontal color stripes. The Mods could be found
hanging out in coffee shops (before Starbucks and cell
phones) and jazz clubs and reading philosophy. They were
fueled by any nervous system stimulant that they could find
(and this was before ADHD was around) and they used
music and fashion as a gateway to the constant reinvention
of themselves.
The Fab Four’s
matching suits,
natural colors and
fairly uniform look
that evolved into
the more extreme
fashion statements,
were no doubt
part of the social
revolution that was
Mod Culture. This
was contributing
to the growing
By
Jamie Lee
culture of young people that were looking for a place in the
world that wasn’t always easy to find. The Beatles helped
by dressing stylishly, as Mod would dictate, and furthering
the young people’s thoughts that they were not alone.
If musicians like the Beatles could “not always find their
way” then this style of dress must be helping them
with the process. Many say that it
was Beatlemania crossing the pond
that spread the Mod culture to the
Americas.
Sonny and Cher were also in
the Mod during the 1960s. Cher
sported the miniskirts, go-go
boots and asymmetrical hats
of a solid color; the duo wore
matching suits in various solid
colors, staying true to the
fashion of the time. Some
of the top musicians of the
time who were wearing Mod
include The Yardbirds, We
Five, Elvis Presley (before
all the rhinestones), Gary
Lewis and The Playboys
and The Byrds cultivated
a fashion statement that would last
almost a decade.
Music is said to be universal. Fashion isn’t far behind,
considering the power famous musicians have in controlling
fashion trends. Kurt Cobain had jeans, flannel and the thrift
store look in general (remember Grunge?); Diana Ross
had her big hair, big diamonds and big personality (before
Rhianna was shining bright like a diamond); Madonna’s
sense of style was chaos meets shabby-chic with lots of
hanging necklaces, big bows and lace; Elvis
Costello had his coke-bottle glasses; Joan Jett
sported leather. All these artists were before
the newest form of music creatively controlling
fashion - artists starting their own fashion labels 5
(too many to count!).